Holy Scripture
Joshua 8:15
A church father on this verse
“At first, we were overcome because of sins, and those who were living in Ai destroyed very many of us. Ai means chaos. But we know chaos to be the place or habitation of opposing powers, of which the devil is the king and chief. Against him, as Jesus [Joshua] comes, he divides the people into two parts; he stations so…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
15And Joshua and Israel saw, and retreated from before them.
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14And it came to pass when the king of Ai saw it, he hastened and went out to meet them direct to the battle, he and all the people that were with him: and he knew not that there was an ambuscade formed against him behind the city.
— Joshua 8:15 —
16And they pursued after the children of Israel, and they themselves went to a distance from the city.
17There was no one left in Ai who did not pursue after Israel; and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.